CVE-2024-9464: Palo Alto Expedition Authenticated Command Injection

Proof of concept to exploit CVE-2024-9464 on vulnerable devices. This script chains the admin reset of CVE-2024-5910 to achieve "unauthenticated" arbitrary command execution.

Blog Post

Root cause and indicators of compromise here: https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/palo-alto-expedition-from-n-day-to-full-compromise/

Usage

% python3 CVE-2024-9464.py -h
usage: CVE-2024-9464.py [-h] -u URL -c CMD_FILE [-li LISTEN_IP] [-lp LISTEN_PORT]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URL, --url URL     The URL of the target
  -c CMD_FILE, --cmd_file CMD_FILE
                        The commands to execute blind
  -li LISTEN_IP, --listen_ip LISTEN_IP
                        local IP to bind to
  -lp LISTEN_PORT, --listen_port LISTEN_PORT
                        local HTTP port to bind to, for blind RCE mode

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Disclaimer

This software has been created purely for the purposes of academic research and for the development of effective defensive techniques, and is not intended to be used to attack systems except where explicitly authorized. Project maintainers are not responsible or liable for misuse of the software. Use responsibly.